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This Japanese Industrial Standard specifies requirements for hand-held hairdryers (hereafter referred to as equipment) with a built-in blower and electric heater of which rated voltage is 300 V or under for single phase a.c., rated frequency is 50 Hz and/or 60 Hz, and rated power consumption is 1 500 W or under, excluding hairdryers for special purposes, such as steam type and iron type.

This Standard specifies requirements for the following different types of hairdryers separately in the main body and in Annex A, depending on the applicable standards.

a) Type A : Standards unique to Japan are applied.

b) Type B : Standards of JIS C 9335-2-23 are applied.

NOTE Standards unique to Japan refers to the interpretation of the technical standards of the Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act (Appended Table 8 standards).

When requirements in the main body (Type A) are applied, the requirements in Annex A (Type B) do not apply. Similarly, when requirements in Annex A (Type B) are applied, requirements in the main body (Type A) do not apply.